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Alexios Komnenos
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Anna Dalassene
Anna Komnene
Anna Komnene's Alexiad
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Basil II
Book III
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Byzantine Eunuchs
Byzantine iconography
Byzantine Women
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Chalke Gate
Constantine VIII
Court Eunuchs
court hierarchy research
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Eudokia Makrembolitissa
Galla Placidia
gender constructs in Byzantine history
gender roles Byzantium
historical gender analysis
Homo Byzantinus
imperial patronage studies
Imperial Women
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Irene Doukaina
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late
late antique society
Leo III
Leo VI
Licinia Eudoxia
Negative Semantic Space
Patriarch Methodios
Powerful Court Eunuch
Tamar's Sex
Vice Versa
Young Men
Product details
- ISBN 9780415146852
- Weight: 590g
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 14 Aug 1997
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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The collected papers in this volume present a unique introduction both to the history of women, of men and eunuchs, or the third sex, in Byzantium and to the various theoretical and methodological approaches through which the topic can be examined. The contributors use evidence from both texts and images to give a wide-ranging picture of the place of women and Byzantine society and the perceptions of women held by that society.
Women, Men and Eunuchs offers a unique and valuable exploration of the issue of gender in Byzantium, which will fascinate anyone interested in ancient and medieval history and gender studies.
Liz James is a lecturer in the History of Art, School of European Studies, University of Sussex. She has published several articles on women in Byzantium and is currently working on a book on Byzantine Empresses.
